30 August 2026 · From the field · 1 min read
Handloom cloth wants less than most people give it. Almost every saree we have seen ruined was ruined by care, not by wear.
Dry in shade, never in direct sun — sunlight is what takes the life out of natural dyes and weakens silk. Hang over a broad rod or a line, never over a thin wire, which leaves a crease that never quite comes out.
Low heat, on the reverse, with a cotton cloth between the iron and the saree. Never iron over zari. Zari is metal wound on a core thread; direct heat blackens it, and that is not reversible.
Leaving a saree folded on the same lines for years. The fold becomes a crease, the crease becomes a weak line, and eventually the cloth splits along it — always through the pallu, always the most valuable part.
Refold along different lines every three or four months. It takes two minutes and it is the single most useful thing you can do.
A care guide goes out in every Suka parcel, printed for the specific cloth you have bought.